Summer patterns and motifs for painting nails provide the author with unlimited freedom of action, opening up scope for imagination. A variety of combinations of bright colors and shades will remind you of holidays, the sea, the beach, which are so pleasing in the summer and warm your soul in the cold season.
Nail design "Shell" - a great way to plunge into the atmosphere of summer relaxation, as well as emphasize the style. It is ideal for a bright and expressive bow in golden blue, will complement the necessary accent with a monophonic delicate dress, emphasize the theme of a red-white-blue image with a marine mood.
To decorate your nails with spectacular manicure, you can go to the salon to a good master. But if you have at least basic art skills, imagination and good taste, try to make a shell manicure yourself. And our simple tips will be a good help.
Colors and shades
Before you begin, think about the design. There are two ways: to adhere to the natural colors or deliberately bright colors without claiming naturalness. If you chose the first method, varnishes of several colors will be useful to you: beige, pale blue, white, golden. You should not try to use saturated blue - sea water is not the same color. And in combination with canary yellow “Seashell” nail design will make your manicure look more like a cartoon about Minions, rather than a gentle beach.
The second way does not limit the flight of fantasy. Decorate your nails with bright pink, light green, purple shells, add sparkling starfish or mischievous fish to them. What could be better for a beach party?
Invoices
There are several ways to make the Shell design even more spectacular. The relief and a combination of different textures will create a decent background for the ornament, as well as make additional accents.
You can create a texture that resembles sand using a variety of techniques. For example, use manicure caviar of the smallest fraction. Beige, peach, light yellow will do.
Many methods are also suitable for creating the effect of water, for example, mirror manicure, gradient, crackle. Do not forget about the effective combination of glossy and matte surfaces - this helps to add depth and volume. Feel free to use spectacular additions, for example, half beads in the form of pearls.
Necessary materials
Special stickers, decals, stamps, fimo bars for nails - all this can greatly facilitate the task. For example, the “Shell” nail design, the photo of which is posted below, is made using stamps. They help to achieve an excellent result due to neat thin lines.
If your plans include exclusively painting, you only need a thin brush and dots to work. In some cases, a thin needle may come in handy. It is very convenient to use when working with a sponge or a small piece of cotton wool moistened with nail polish remover. During painting, you can wipe the brush and other tools on it so that the remnants of the varnish do not dry out on them. This will be relevant if you are working with a gel - then your nails will be neat.
Work order
A few simple tips will help you if you use regular varnishes or practice gel nail design. “Shell" - a drawing that is performed according to one technique. The technology of painting itself is not as complicated as it might seem:
- First of all, we perform standard hygienic manicure so that the hands look neat.
- We process the surfaces of the nail plates with a buff with soft polishing movements.
- We apply a clear varnish that protects the nail from pigmentation.
- We cover the plate with the selected background varnish. For example, light blue or beige. If necessary, repeat the procedure two to three times.
- With the help of dots (or even toothpicks), we start drawing the silhouette of a shell. All movements performed must be pressing.
- When the varnish dries, apply a transparent layer - it will fix the pattern and smooth the surface.
- If you work with gel, dry each nail under a special lamp.
Practical tips
The beautiful beach landscape and the light sea breeze inspire the creation of charming miniature masterpieces. To make the “Shell” nail design neat, follow the advice of specialists:
- When choosing a background, remember that shells look great on different shades of blue, cyan and turquoise. This combination creates the illusion of the underwater kingdom.
- Do not save on a good tool, do not forget to care for it. A thin brush and good dots will greatly facilitate the work - drawing shells with these tools is not at all difficult.
- If the “Shell” nail design you have conceived differs from the effect obtained, do not be lazy to redo the work. Correct errors immediately until the result you are completely satisfied with.
- Learn to train, practice on a draft. If you really like the marine-style manicure and want to improve your skills in this direction, create an album or folder in which you will save your favorite images. Remember: the work of other masters should be used only for inspiration, but not for imitation.
- If you think that seashells look lonely on the nails, dilute them with starfish, octopus, pearls.
- At the same time, remember a sense of proportion. Perhaps you need only a few decorative elements for the entire manicure. Beat the idea of a “special nail” by decorating with your shell only your ring fingers. A large detailed shell painted on two or three adjacent fingers looks very impressive. Design of nails with gel polish can be supplemented with a pair of overhead elements imitating a precious metal. But if you are doing not everyday, but a holiday manicure, which, according to the idea, should be spectacular and expressive, it is quite possible to highlight “special nails”, and decorate the rest in the same style, but more modest.
Jewelry in style
Selected rings and bracelets accentuate the shell design of the nails. Be sure to beat this idea by decorating your fingers with jewelry with sea inhabitants, boats, anchors or sea knots. This image is perfect not only for holidays, but also for a cozy winter evening, when you really want the sun and warmth.